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Job Description

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 44,310.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
Currently, there are 25,660 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Carpet Installers”.

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Tasks for “Carpet Mechanic”

Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
Cut and bind material.
Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.
Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.
Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.

Related Technology & Tools

Sewing needles
Multipurpose trimmers
Power carpet stretchers
Furniture skids
Round corner carpet blades
Straightedges
Cushion back cutters
Stairway stretchers
Hand trucks
Handheld calculators
Tape measures
Carpet tucking tools
Carpet seam steamers
Standup cutters
Strip cutter blades
Rubber mallets
Floor scraper blades
Hexagon bit adaptors
Desktop computers
Loop pile cutters
Napping shears
Personal computers
Laser printers
Seam squeezers
Carpet grippers/pullers
Cushion lock cutters
Swivel-lock stretchers
Strip cutters
Row separators
Knee kickers
Carpet base cutters
Switchblade trowels
Notebook computers
Carpet awls
Tucking trimmers
Steaming irons
Carpet trolleys
Ultraviolet UV seam inspection lights
Hooked blades
Cool tip glue guns
Air underlayment staplers
Hammers
Power drills
Seam cutters
Cove base guns
Carpet clamps
Electric glue guns
Spiral drill bits
Molding lifter bars
Turning tools
Carpet cutters
Jamb saws
Toe kick saws
Nail driving guns
Electric carpet tackers
Drill bit sets
Trimmer carpet blades
Carpet shears
Stair claws
Edge-binding staplers
Tackless cutter blades
Concrete nail drivers
Utility knives
Caulking guns
Heavy duty electric staplers
Hammer tackers
Square corner carpet blades
Butane glue guns
Undercut saws
Wall trimmers
Door pin tools

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FloorRight
eTakeoff
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Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
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Carpet Dealer Management System CDMS
Focus Floor Covering Software
FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
FIRST Flooring
Microsoft Excel